Laiyangosaurus

Lay-yang-o-sor-us.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Wood, C. (2014, August 24). Laiyangosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/laiyangosaurus/

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Name

Laiyangosaurus ‭(‬Laiyang lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Lay-yang-o-sor-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Ning‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Qiu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Hadrosauridae,‭ ‬Saurolophinae,‭ ‬Edmontosaurini.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬youngi‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of‭ ‬remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Shandong Province.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull remains.

In Depth

       Laiyangosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new saurolophine hadrosaurid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong,‭ ‬China‭” (‬PDF‭)‬.‭ ‬Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jiang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Cheng,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Ning‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Qiu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017. -‭ ‬Osteological Re‭‐‬assessment and Taxonomic Revision of‭ “‬Tanius laiyangensis’ ‭(‬Ornithischia:‭ ‬Hadrosauroidea‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of Shandong,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Anatomical Record.‭ ‬doi:10.1002/ar.24097.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yu-Guang Zhang,‭ ‬Ke-Bau Wang,‭ ‬Shu-Qing Chen,‭ ‬Di Liu‭ & ‬Hai Xing‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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